VDB-96265 · CVE-2016-10177 · BID 95877

D-Link DWR-932B Telnet/SSH Service Password hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DWR-932B. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Telnet/SSH Service. This manipulation of the argument Password with the input 1234 causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-10177. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in D-Link DWR-932B (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Telnet/SSH Service. The manipulation of the argument password with the input value 1234 leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. Undocumented TELNET and SSH services provide logins to admin with the password admin and root with the password 1234.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2017. The weakness was published 01/30/2017 by Pierre Kim (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10177 since 01/29/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95877†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96266, VDB-96267, VDB-96268 and VDB-96269. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Pierre Kim
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96265
SecurityFocus: 95877 - Dlink DWR-932B Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10177 - D-Link - DWR-932B - Backdoor Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2017 17:27
Updated: 05/16/2026 23:21
Changes: 01/30/2017 17:27 (60), 08/07/2020 12:17 (6), 05/16/2026 23:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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